Adventures in Bathtime

A few weeks ago I told Dad that I thought we needed to buy a bath chair for Kimmie.

Since her scoliosis surgery, she has just not been comfortable sitting in the bathtub. Sitting with her legs straight out in front of her is uncomfortable.

Getting her sat down and back up is another issue. When you sit down in a bathtub, you curl your back forward to balance yourself. That's something Kimmie cannot do with the rods in her back. I would have to hang onto her when she's sitting down so she doesn't fall backwards. And then getting her stood back up when everythings wet . . . challenging.

To solve all those problems, we bought her a bath stool. The first time we used it I wondered if she would balk at sitting on it, but she plopped herself right down and sat there like it was her royal throne. She loved it and said it was more comfortable.

The bath stool has made bathtimes more of an adventure for me. The adventure is in trying to keep the water IN the bathtub and not on me and the floor. I've tried positioning the chair different ways, but there always seems to be a body part the water runs off of and onto me and the floor. Elbows. Knees. Shoulders.

But, all in all, the bath stool has been a huge success . . . much less strain for both of us. One of the best purchases we have ever made.

Only problem is what to do with her collection of plastic ducks. The ones she used to play with in the bathtub. Especially those special plastic ducks she picked out from the dentist's treasure box!

--Mom